Young children become victims of 2 different New Jersey shootings over weekend

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Young children became the victims of two different shootings in New Jersey over the weekend.

Newark Police say a five-year-old boy is being treated at University Hospital after he was struck in the lower leg. This comes after shots were fired near Morris Avenue and Springfield Avenue just before 9 p.m. Sunday. A man was struck in the arm in the same incident.

Investigators say the toddler was in a parked car when gunfire erupted on Saturday afternoon. A bullet struck the family's Lincoln Sedan, shattering the back window and hitting the toddler in the cheek. He also suffered a cut under his eye from the back window. Police say the car was not the intended target. null